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RESOLUTION NO. 2007 - 13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, CONFIRMING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES (ICLEI) AS A FULL MEMBER AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CITIES FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION CAMPAIGN; PROVIDING THIS RESOLUTION TO BE EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PASSAGE AND APPROVAL. WHEREAS, scientific consensus has developed that Carbon Dioxide (C02) and other greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere have a profound effect on the Earth's climate; and WHEREAS, in 2006 the U.S. National Climatic Data Center confirmed clear evidence of human influences on climate due to changes in greenhouse gases; and WHEREAS, the Urban Environmental Accords adopted by local government delegates during UN World Environment Day 2005 call for reduced emissions through energy efficiency, land use and transportation planning, waste reduction, and wiser energy management; and WHEREAS, in 2003 the American Geophysical Union adopted a Statement noting that human activities are increasingly altering the Earth's climate and that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20'h century; and WHEREAS, in 2001, at the request of the Administration, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) reviewed and declared global warming a real problem caused in part by the actions of humankind; and WHEREAS, the 2001 Third Assessment Report from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the 2000 U.S. Global Change Research Program's First National Assessment indicate that global warming has begun; and WHEREAS, 162 countries including the United States pledged under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions; and WHEREAS, energy consumption, specifically the burning of fossil fuels, accounts for more than eighty percent (80%) of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions; and WHEREAS, local government actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency provide multiple local benefits by decreasing air pollution, creating jobs, reducing energy expenditures, and saving money for the local government, its businesses, and its residents; and WHEREAS, after inquiries initiated by the Mayor and other city staff, the City of Moscow has been invited to join ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, and to become a partner in RESOLUTION 2007-13 CLIMATE PROTECTION PAGE10F2 ---PAGE BREAK--- the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign (CCP), a nationally recognized program sponsored by ICLEI; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Moscow as follows: That the City of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho will join ICLEI as a Full Member and participate in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign and, as a participant, pledges to take a leadership role in promoting public awareness about the causes and impacts of climate change, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho will undertake the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign's five milestones to reduee both greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions throughout the community, and specifically: • Conduct a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and forecast to determine the source and quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in the jurisdiction; • Establish a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target; • Develop an action plan with both existing and future actions which when implemented will meet the local greenhouse gas reduction target; • Implement the action plan; and • Monitor and report progress; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the City of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho requests assistance from ICLEI' s Cities for Climate Protection Campaign as it progresses through the milestones. That this Resolution shall become effective as of July 2, 2007. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Moscow, Idaho, this 2nd day of July, 2007. ATTEST: RESOLUTION 2007-13 CLIMATE PROTECTION PAGE 20F 2